Taut,brooding and densely atmospheric,these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom,perversity can result from adolescent curiosity,and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness.
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Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784703608Number of pages: 208Weight: 172 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
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Marks the debut of a talented and genuinely imaginative writerAs promising a first collection of stories as I have ever come acrossIan McEwan writes to shock and succeeds... It is a tour-de-force of concision,and funny,too,in a deadpan mannerAnd now for a brand new writer of formidable talent,Ian McEwan who is 27. His stories First Love,Last Rites...are the most devastating debut I have seen for a long timeA brilliant debut by the most promising writer around
Ian McEwan
Described as Britain's greatest living novelist,British author Ian McEwan's books include Enduring Love,Atonement,On Chesil Beach,The Children Act and Nutshell. One of a generation of writers,including Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie,who established their literary credentials in the 1970's Ian McEwan is a world-renowned writer whose novels have the rare gift of being as critically acclaimed as they are widely popular.
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